Published at 27th of November 2020 07:54:41 PM
Chapter 407
Author: The Sole Survivor Original Source: SFACG Translator: CatatoPatch English Source: Re:Library
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The Dark Elven Warrior lowered her head in silent thought for a second then shot me a deathly glare .
“…”
That stare… Why does it feel like I just got blamed for something I didn’t do?
“I was born from a natural union between my father and mother!” As the female warrior said that, I could hear her teeth gnashing against each other .
“Gomen… gomenasai…” I dryly laughed at the same time as I apologized, even though I knew she probably didn’t understand Japanese . Just like that, the scene turned awkwardly silent .
“So how far is this place from where Ancarin and Regine are?” In order to break the awkwardness, I randomly threw out a question at a snickering Jezsere .
“Quite far . We would have to pass through two duchies before reaching them . ” As she said that, she rested her chins on her palms while looking up at me -that was definitely on purpose…
“When my brother and I returned to the clan, it took roughly two months of travelling . ”
That’s… quite far, indeed .
Hmmm… I don’t think they beelined for their clan though . During that two months, they must’ve stopped every now and then, perhaps hid for a day or two, or maybe even pulled a couple of doublebacks . A straight course to their clan would have been dangerous .
“Oh right, I heard from your mother that the both of you ran away from home, then returned with my medium . ” I looked right at her ruby-red eyes then, causing her cheeks to blush a little . “Why did you run away from home? And what does it mean to contribute to the clan? I know you decided to return home because you obtained my medium… simply put, I want to know the real reason you left home . ”
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Jezsere had a really timid personality, at least that was how she acted in front of me . Even a little scare was enough to send her jumping; so why would such a timid girl ever choose to run away from home? Well, I clearly didn’t believe that she would do so willingly . There had to be some secret behind her departure . What sort of depravity or inhumanity would force her to do so… honestly, I was just interested in all matters related to a cute girl . Especially when that girl’s personality was so at odds with her environment .
“I… I… Master… Jezsere is afraid…”
Upon hearing my question, she seemed to have recalled a particularly traumatic experience that left her in tears and almost sent her running into my arms…
Let’s be clear here, that wasn’t because I bullied her . All I did was ask a question, was there a need to cry over that? She could have just not answered if she didn’t want to .
Seeing her react so adversely to that memory, my instincts immediately told me that the reason for her departure must have laid with that dirty spider of a clan leader .
“Alright, alright . It’s okay now, you have your master here to protect you . ”
Because both my arms were still bound up, I could only use my chin to gently ruffle her hair .
“sob… Master…will you really protect Jezsere?”
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“Of course, your master adores Jezsere, he will definitely protect Jezsere . ”
Finally, after much comforting, her tears began to stop . Even so, she still hugged me perhaps in a bid to find safety .
A timid, adorable crybaby like her easily provoked a need to protect her amongst those who knew her, even I was no exception . Now I really wanted to know exactly what had caused her to react in such a manner .
For a simple memory from two years ago to frighten her like this… oh my poor little rabbit… Actually, I hadn’t noticed until now but… she smells really nice . That frosty floral fragrance… and those soft white arms wrapping around me…ahem, I’m not trying to take advantage of her -I’m just comforting her, that’s all!
Besides, I’m still a prisoner here, without a pee pee…
“Do you know what’s going on?” Ever since Jezsere entered the room, that jailor of mine had become more talkative . In light of that, she might just be the breakthrough point I was looking for . “If you know what’s going on, please tell me . ”
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The Dark Elven Warrior hesitated for a while, but after seeing Jezsere hug me so tightly, her tears already managing to soak through the silk that bound me, she relented . Man, when she cries, she really cries…
“It was all because of our clan’s rules…” She started explaining the whole situation . Upon hearing her explanation, I began to seriously consider whether or not the apocalypse was well deserved .
The Dark Elves had always worshipped Lolthe . Because of that, they raised countless spider-related magical beasts . It was said that the strongest amongst these beasts even possessed the bloodlines of Lolthe herself . Whether or not this was true was still up for debate, but even if they had, it would be miniscule .
The Dark Elves’ devotion to Lolthe had reached a feverish level amongst all the clans, this coupled with their extreme materialism meant that those who had no value did not deserve to exist . It had to be said at this point that everyone had to contribute to the clan… otherwise you would be made to contribute .
Jezsere’s clan had always worshipped martial prowess . Those who couldn’t contribute to the clan were severely despised in such an environment . Because Jezsere was a timid girl, she was unable to contribute . Even getting her to summon a Small Imp ended in failure, let alone asking her to go rob someone . She once tried to summon a Small Imp, but that Small Imp ended up bullying her instead, even though she could have just thrown a simple spell to take care of that Devil…
So why should the clan feed such a worthless trash? Voices similar to that began to appear amongst the other clan members, even if Jezsere was the youngest daughter of their clan leader .
The question was how to make her contribute then? Turn her into a Spider Elf, that’s how!
The offsprings between a Dark Elf and a spider-related magical beast were all half spider, half humanoid, and were known as Spider Elves . Another name for them was Dryder .
Dryders were seen as a blessing from Lolthe the Spider Queen . Even though Dryders were dim by nature – being only able to speak the simplest of words – but they had all the traits of their beastial half . Furthermore, their combat prowess was astonishing, making them an integral part of the Dark Elves’ combat strength .